Those of you who have been itching to play Hitman 3 but haven't yet decided to splash the cash are in luck. Developer IO Interactive is offering a free starter pack on the PlayStation Store starting today through until Monday 5th April 2021 that will grant you access to the Dubai map alongside a few other locations. Available on both PS5 and PS4, UK and EU readers can start downloading the trial through here while US users can use this link. The trailer details what's in store.
First and foremost, anyone who downloads the Hitman 3 starter pack will gain access to the full game's first location: Dubai. The IO Interactive blog post on the topic makes it sounds like you'll be able to play the main mission associated with the map, but not any of its surrounding content — Escalations and Contracts, for example. Besides that, you'll also be granted access to the ICA Facility and the opening mission of Hitman 2, titled Nightcall. "Infiltrate a highly-secured luxury beach house in the dead of night and discover the secrets that lie within…" Any XP and unlocks gained within the free trial will carry over into the full Hitman 3 experience should you choose to buy it.
Back when we published our Hitman 3 PS5 review in January, we branded the final entry in the World of Assassination the "ultimate stealth sandbox". Praising its open sandboxes and limitless replay value, it's well worth checking out. And you don't even have to pay a penny to sample it. "The process of puzzling out each level, deconstructing it, and then executing the perfect Silent Assassin run is some of the most fun you can have on PS5 right now – don’t miss this victory lap from one of gaming’s best franchises."
Will you give Hitman 3 a shot via this free trial? Sneak about in plain sight in the comments below.
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Thank you! I really enjoyed the Watch Dogs Legion free weekend and will now jump into this (waiting for payday to buy Disco).
Hitman 3 is fantastic.
Great that people will get a free run at it as a teaser, but if you love stealth with an abundance of variety and optional playstyle, then I can't recommend you play this enough. Awesome game.
@DrJames yes, im grabbing Disco Elysium later. Looks wicked.
Nice, can't wait to try it
PS4 & PS5 are included, I've added them to the download list, should be ready when I get home. Can anyone confirm PSVR compatibility for this starter pack? I'd hope its a yes...
Brill will try won't buy..........it needs to be cheaper with all add ons before I bite.
@normanself Yep, you'll be able to play the starter pack in PSVR too.
@LiamCroft
that's this evening sorted then! : - )
That's really interesting. With Push Square's game club (shoutout to the forums) playing the first game right now, I'm itching to play Hitman again. I hundred percented that game though, so this came at the right moment for me.
I've never tried a Hitman game before, so free sounds like a nice price to try it out for.
For clarity, will the Demo be killed off after the Easter weekend? As in, if I haven't played it by Monday then it will no longer be accessible? Or is it that I only have to add it to my library before Monday?
Fantastic, I wish there were more games for Ps5 to try out like this one or Watch Dogs: Legions
I hope this game will soon be 50% off just like Hitman 2 was.
Hitman 2 came out on 13 November 2018 and was already 50% off at 4 January 2019.
I intend buying this on a 50% sale but I'll be declining this free trial, but only because once I get to the end of it I'll be frustrated at not being able to carry on. By similar logic I wait for weekly TV dramas to conclude before binge watching the lot!
Of course, if you're new to Hitman and just want to try to see if it's your sort of game or not then this is great.
@ShiningStar I agree with you on the TV dramas. I hate this trend of weekly releases made to keep people subscribed for longer. I just wait until the whole thing is released and watch one or two episodes a day! That's the best way for me, as I don't like watching two series (or playing two games) at once.
I can’t get VR to work in the starter pack, the downloaded is fully installed but I am stumped and don’t know what to do.
Any ideas?
@FrothyKibbles67 @LiamCroft
Doesn't look like the VR mode is actually available in the starter pack after all.
Bit strange considering that this is the full game with just a small portion being unlocked.
*edit
ioi confirmation, PSVR is not included in the starter pack.
https://mobile.twitter.com/IOInteractive/status/1377179284310138882
@normanself it actually makes sense I suppose. I imagine a large chunk of people are buying Hitman 3 specifically for the VR mode. The free starter pack allows you to play your Hitman 1 and 2 levels on it, so allowing people to play the first 2 games in VR for free would mean a lot of people wouldn’t be buying the full game of Hitman 3.
@FrothyKibbles67
Alas this is true. I would have been one of them most likely.
Having Hitman 1 PS5 edition for free isn't too bad.
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